Book Chat

Book Chat – Book Discussion

The goal of this group is to read a variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction, that will stimulate the mind and some lively conversation. Discussions will take place at the Library the second Monday of every month at 7 p.m. No registration is required. Limited copies are available 30 days prior to the discussion at the Fiction/AV/Teen Services desk.

September 10

A look at the near future presents the story of Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, which was once the United States and now an oppressive world where women are no longer allowed to read and are valued only as long as they are viable for reproduction.

October 8

Journalist Lo Blacklock has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise. Her picturesque voyage takes a turn after she sees a woman thrown overboard. The catch? No passengers are missing, so the ship sails on despite Lo's desperate attempts to convey that something is terribly wrong.

November 12

The host of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah traces his wild coming of age during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, offering insight into the farcical aspects of the political and social systems of today's world.

December 10

Reclusive actress Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life, but when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. As Evelyn’s story catches up with the present, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s in tragic and irreversible ways.